A ‘polynya’ is a large ice-free area that develops in an otherwise frozen sea, and this particular formation is situated in the Weddell Sea, east of the Antarctic Peninsula. At its peak ...

The Maud Rise polynya is located near the Maud Rise ... Meanwhile, 40% of the global ocean’s waters finds their origins in ...

Scientists aren't sure how it got there. This isn't the first time it's appeared. The hole is a type of polynya. Polynyas are regions of open water surrounded by sea ice. But the Weddell Polynya ...

The biggest base, Rothera, on the Antarctic Peninsula houses 19 winterers – the population can reach 100 in the Summer. Furthest south still is Halley VI on the Brant ice shelf where the Sun ...

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world. More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.